Currituck County Sheriff's Office

The Currituck County Sheriff's Office is committed to seeking avenues to affirmatively promote and preserve the feeling of security and safety to the citizens of Currituck County.

The Sheriff's Office is responsible for a full range of law enforcement, detention, animal control and court related duties. The Sheriff's Office is comprised of officers assigned to work routine patrol in our neighborhoods, serve as a school resource officer in our schools, serve civil process, conduct major crime and drug investigations and conduct court security as well as hold crime prevention and educational training.

Our agency is unique in that it covers a total of 540 square miles with 276 square miles being land and 264 square miles being water. Our county consists of the mainland, Knotts Island which is separated from the mainland by water, and Corolla and Carova Beaches which are also separated from the mainland by water. We are the primary agency providing law enforcement services in these 540 square miles of jurisdiction.

The Sheriff's Office also works cooperatively with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCHP) in an effort to maintain the safety of all those who travel on the roadways throughout Currituck County as well as assisting NCHP with accidents and traffic related issues.